Backend Software Engineer

Backend Software Engineer (.NET)

Employment Type: Permanent

Level: Mid-Level

Location: Midrand / Pretoria In-Person

Reports To: Technical Lead

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Software Engineering IT or related field
• 3 to 5 years of backend development experience
• Strong C# and experience
• Experience developing RESTful APIs using Core
• Good SQL and relational database knowledge
• Experience with Docker and containerized applications
• Familiarity with Linux environments
• Experience with Git and source control
• Understanding of software deployment practices
• Understanding of API authentication and security
• Familiarity with software testing and backend architecture principles

Daily Responsibilities

• 60%: Backend and API development
• 30%: Application deployment and Docker/Linux environment support
• 10%: CI/CD automation performance optimization and deployment improvement
• Develop and maintain backend services and REST APIs
• Troubleshoot application and deployment issues
• Support database integration and application performance
• Maintain technical documentation where required
  
  

Technology Stack

• C#
• .NET 8 / .NET 9
• Core
• REST APIs
• PostgreSQL
• Docker
• Linux
• Git
  
  

Advantageous

• Strong PostgreSQL experience
• CI/CD pipeline experience
• Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
• Blazor
• .NET Minimal APIs
• Cloud platform experience
• Kubernetes or container orchestration experience
• DevOps experience